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Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers pitch for changes to judge’s jury instruction

Bankman-Fried’s attorneys have made several requests in the past few months, ranging from early bail to vegan food and prescription drugs.

Rising M2 money supply will see crypto become ‘supermassive black hole’ — Raoul Pal

Historically, the cryptocurrency market has benefited from the rise in global money supply, as the majority of bull runs in the past coincided with the rise in fiat supply.

Blockchain in charity, explained

Blockchain-based philanthropy involves transparent, efficient and secure transactions, ensuring accountable and impactful giving.

Web3 gaming investors more ‘choosy’ in crypto winter — Animoca’s Robby Yung

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung says investors have been more discerning when allocating capital to Web3 gaming projects during crypto winter.

Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet.

Solana Labs launches Web3 incubator offering dev and fundraising support

Applications will be accepted for consideration until November 30.

Gary Gensler teases details of SEC's $5 billion take from enforcement actions, shades crypto

Gensler revealed that the SEC took 780 enforcement actions, including 500 standalone cases, and distributed $930 million to harmed investors.

Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 social media, and is Friend.tech a security?

CyberConnect co-founder Ryan Li believes that creators who want their content to live forever will ditch Web2 social media platforms for Web3 alternatives.

Bitcoin dominance hits 54% — highest in 2.5 years as BTC halving approaches

BTC market dominance hovered around 80% during the 2017 bull market, but slumped to the 50-60% range during the 2021 bull market, at times even dipping below 50%.

How blockchain games fared in Q3, Unioverse & Immutable, Upland token on ETH: Web 3 Gamer

Immutable teams with ex-GTA and CoD devs, Web3 game Brawlers to launch on massive Epic Games Store, and how did blockchain games fare in Q3?

Neon Machine raises $20M Series A for blockchain-based Call of Duty competitor ‘Shrapnel’

The company claims a cast of employees whose collective entertainment industry resume contains titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, and Westworld.

Court-ordered NFTs and the importance of Web3 randomness: Nifty Newsletter

A Singapore court permitted the use of NFTs to attach legal court orders tokenized as an NFT to issue a freeze order.

Revolutionizing whitelist marketplace for Web3: WhiteList Zone partners with Cointelegraph Accelerator

The whitelist marketplace WhiteList Zone onboarded over 50 projects that collectively submitted more than 8,000 whitelists.

5050 Bitcoin for $5 in 2009: Helsinki’s claim to crypto fame

Helsinki played host to the first Bitcoin for fiat transaction in 2009 — 5050 Bitcoin for $5 — 6 months before Pizza Day. Crypto City Guide.

Bitfinex Securities announces tokenized bond

Paolo Ardoino, Bitfinex CTO and upcoming Tether CEO, said the "exciting" initiative marks the beginning of a new era in capital raising.

Telegram trading bot Maestro refunds users 610 ETH after router exploit

Maestrobots, a group of crypto bots on Telegram, has refunded users 610 ETH in the aftermath of a 280 ETH smart contract exploit on Oct. 24.

BlackRock fined $2.5M by SEC for incorrect investment disclosure

The SEC’s charges for the world’s largest asset manager came on the same day as a DTCC listing of its spot Bitcoin ETF was spotted; however, a spokesperson from DTCC confirmed that the listing has been there since August.

Vodafone, Sumitomo team up with Chainlink to explore trade documents network

Vodafone’s Digital Asset Broker platform and Sumitomo have been working together since May on this proof-of-concept.

dYdX publishes its open-source code in anticipation of phased mainnet launch

The dYdX crypto exchange published the open-source code for its upcoming Cosmos-based network.

Euroclear launches digital securities issuance service, settles World Bank bond

The settlement service is far from the first to issue digitalized securities, but it is a significant step because of its size.

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